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AP Environmental Science Exam Practice Questions and Answers A fuel's net energy yield is correctly defined as a comparison between the cost of mining, processing, and transporting a fuel and the amount of useful energy the fuel generates A regular light bulb has an efficiency rating of 3 ...

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AP Environmental Science Exam
Practice Questions and Answers
A fuel's net energy yield is correctly defined as - answer a comparison between the
cost of mining, processing, and transporting a fuel and the amount of useful energy the
fuel generates

A regular light bulb has an efficiency rating of 3 percent. For every 1 joule of energy that
bulb uses, the amount of energy produced is - answer 0.03 joules of light

Methane gas and ethanol are two examples of biogases that are produced in what
process? - answer The anaerobic digestion of biomass

Hybrid car engines have what motor? - answer Gasoline and electric powered
engines

What are ways to increase energy efficiency? - answer using low volume shower
spray heads; insulating your home thoroughly; switching incandescent light bulbs to
fluorescent bulbs; increasing fuel efficiency of vehicles;

A typical coal-burning power plant uses 4,500 tons of coal per day. Each pound of coal
produces 5,000 BTUs of electrical energy. How many BTUs are produced each day
from this plant? - answer 4.5 X 10^10

What produces the least amount of carbon dioxide while generating electricity? - answer
Wind turbines

How much energy, in kWh, is used by a 100 wat computer running for 5 hours? -
answer 0.5 kWh

Photovoltaic cells produce electricity by - answer using the sun's energy to create a
flow of electrons in a material such as silicon

A sample of radioactive material has a half-life of 20 years. It has an activity of 2 curies.
How many years does it take for the material to have an activity level of .25 curies? -
answer 60 years

The term vampire appliances correctly refers to appliances that - answer consume
electricity even when they are not operating

All non-renewable resource power plants use heat to - answer produce steam to turn
electric generators

, What are some examples of a direct source of groundwater pollution? - answer
wastewater lagoons; underground storage tanks; waste injected into deep wells;
pesticide sprayed on the land

What city has the greatest amount of gray-air smog? - answer Beijing, China

What is true about sanitary landfills? - answer have methods of monitoring leaks in
the clay and plastic liners; pipe generated methane gas to storage tanks; pump leachate
out of the landfill for treatment and disposal; contain clay and plastic liners that prevent
leachate from entering the soil

What happens to the level of oxygen dissolved in water when organic waste is put in the
water? - answer The levels would decrease because of the bacteria feeding off the
waste and using the oxygen to live

An abundance of what creatures (and a lack of other creatures) would indicate that
water is polluted? - answer Sludge worms, anaerobic bacteria, and fungi

What is the most common way of disposing of municipal solid waste (MSW)? - answer
Placing in landfills

What gases involved in global climate change is increasing in the atmosphere at the
fastest rate? - answer CO2

What is the correct order of processing sanitary waste in a sewage treatment plant? -
answer Solid separation- breakdown of organics by bacteria- disinfection

Name a secondary pollutant. - answer PANs

The United States was building a nuclear waste disposal site in - answer Yucca
Mountain, Nevada

Oxides of nitrogen create the pollutant - answer Nitric Acid

In comparison to the surrounding rural areas, cities are - answer hotter than the rural
area

What involves mixing waste with other chemicals to produce less toxic substances? -
answer Neutralization

What process can cause secondary pollutants in the atmosphere? - answer
Incineration

What process involves injection into deep wells? - answer Underground burial

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